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Rory McIlroy again came up short-changed after Open champ, Francesco Molinari stormed to victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Molinari, 36 muscled his way from five shots back in posting a sizzling bogey-free eight-under par 64 for a ?? shot success at 12-under par and a third PGA Tour victory. McIlroy finished an after-thought managing just two birdies in a level par 72 and finish in a distant share of sixth place at eight-under par. McIlroy had burst into a hopeful first career defence ...

Open Champion Francesco Molinari muscled his way from five shots back in posting a sizzling bogey-free eight-under par 64 for a stunning two shot Arnold Palmer Invitational success at 12-under par total. After a Palmer-like charge through the field the Italian golfing stallion finished his round just over 90-minutes before being fitted with the winning Palmer-like red cardigan. The 36-year old, and proudly sporting a spanking new Callaway bag and a gleaming set of Callaway clubs and Odyssey putter, ...

South African Justin Harding’s decision to compete more outside of his homeland has led to him depositing a two-shot victory in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in Doha. Harding, 33 birdied three of his closing four holes in a round of 66 for a 13-under par total but then had to wait some 45-minutes before confirmation of a maiden European Tour victory. Nine players finished locked in second place at 11-under par including fellow South African George Coetzee who had eagled the last in ...

A return visit to the nearby Magic Kingdom at Disney World has inspired Rory McIlroy to shake a decade long hoodoo and achieve the career first in successfully defend his Arnold Palmer Invitational title at Bay Hill. McIlroy brilliantly birdied three of his closing four holes in a sizzling six-under par 66 and end the round just one shot behind England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick who late in the day posted a bogey-free 67 and move to 9-under par as the 24-year Sheffield star seeks to win for ...

Defending champ Rory McIlroy has brilliantly putted his way to a hopeful career first in successfully defending the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. McIlroy birdied three of his closing four holes in a six-under par 66 and storm his way to the clubhouse lead on eight-under par. The current World No. 6 needed just 27 putts that included remarkable 11 one-putts and also a pair of three-putts and they were on two of the par’5s. McIlroy has won 24 tournaments around the globe since turning ...

Last man in Oliver Wilson is on target to finish on top and end a more than four years winless drought with hopeful victory in the Qatar Masters. Wilson, 38 birdied two of his closing four holes in a round of 69 for a one-shot lead at 10-under par on the windswept Doha course. Golf’s ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ has superbly gone from securing the last place into the Qatar event and now looking to win for only the second time in 304 main Tour events since the Englishman made his debut in 2004. Wilson had ...

Richie Ramsay boosted hopes of ending a four-year winless drought with a hopeful fourth Tour victory to be trailing just two shots from the lead heading to the weekend rounds at the Qatar Masters. Ramsay, 35 delighted in bouncing back from a penultimate hole bogey to birdie the last in a two-under par 70 and move to six-under on the windswept Doha Golf Club course in the Qatar capital. The trio of Frenchman Michael Lorenzo-Vera (68) along with the South African pair of Justin Harding (68) and George ...